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The suffix "-aster" is commonly used in English to denote a disaster or a person who is inept or inferior. It is derived from the Latin word "disastrum," meaning "ill-starred." When added to a word, it changes the meaning to indicate a severe or catastrophic event, such as "disaster," "catastrophe," or "asterisk."

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The word 'disaster' comes from the the Middle French desastre, from Italian disastro. It is formed of the prefix "dis" (away, without) and the word "astro" (star).

It is related to the astrological idea that calamities occur because of the unfavourable position of a star in the heavens.

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